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Freelancer is a global outsourcing marketplace, which April 2014, Freelancer acquired Ukraine based digital
allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers content marketplace-Fantero.[15]
can then bid to complete. Founded in 2009, its headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia, though it also has
oces in Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires, Manila and 3 Awards
Jakarta.
2012 Deloitte Australia Technology Fast 50[16]

2012 Silver Stevie Award, International Business

Awards[17]

Description

Freelancer is a marketplace where employers and employees are able to nd each other. The site allows employers to post work to get done. Anybody is then able
to oer quotes to complete the project, upon which point
the original employer is able to award the work.

2012 Peoples Voice Webby Award for Employment, 16th Annual Webby Awards[18]

Freelancer has dierent levels of membership. Free accounts can only bid on 8 projects per month and cannot
make direct deposit withdrawals. Higher tiers of paid accounts get additional bids, direct deposit withdrawals, and
other features.[3]

2011 BRW Fast Starters[20]

Freelancer takes a 10% fee from all projects for most levels of membership, with a minimum fee of $5.[3]

2010 Anthill Cool Company Awards: Best Online

Business[23]

2011 Webby Award for Employment, Peoples

Voice Award, 15th Annual Webby Awards[19]

2011 BRW Fast 100[21]

2010 Best Export Achievement, Peoples Choice
Award, 17th Annual AIMIA Awards[22]

Freelancer uses a rewards system where freelancers

earn XP for performing actions such as Like us on Facebook"; by earning XP the user can level up his or her
account and unlock rewards, including basic features such
as being able to bid more times per month. However, only
paid accounts actually get the benets of these rewards.[4]

4 See also
Freelance marketplace

5 References

Background

[1] Freelancer.com Site Info. Alexa Internet. Retrieved

2014-04-01.

Freelancer has acquired several outsourcing marketplaces

including Get A Freelancer.com and EUFreelance.com
(founded by Magnus Tibell in 2004, Sweden),[5] LimeExchange (a former business of Lime Labs LLC, USA),[6]
Scriptlance.com (founded by Rene Trescases in 2001,
Canada)[7] - one of the early pioneers in freelancing, Freelancer.de Booking Center (Germany), Freelancer.co.uk
(United Kingdom),[8] Webmaster-talk.com (USA), a forum for webmasters,[9] and vWorker (founded by Ian Ippolito, USA).[10]

[2] About Freelancer.com. Freelancer.

[3] https://www.freelancer.com/membership/index.php
[4] https://www.freelancer.com/faq/topic.php?id=42
[5] News. Innovate it. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
[6] Crunchbase listing for LimeExchange.com.
[7] Freelancer acquires Scriptlance.com - article on
TechCrunch.

As of 8 January 2013, the company has set up 25

regional marketplaces with local language, customer
service and currency support including the United
States (Global), United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
Philippines,[11] India[12][13] and Latin America.[14] On 2

[8] Freelancer Grows: Global Acquisitions Continue for

Leading Job Market Website.
[9] GoRumors Article covering Webmaster-talk.com.

[10] Lunden, Ingrid (November 19, 2012). Freelancer Buys

Another IT Job Site, vWorker (aka RentACoder.com),
For A Price In The Millions. TechCrunch. Retrieved
November 21, 2012.
[11] , Gadgets Magazine
[12] ,Indiatimes.com Website for freelance assignments
launched in India"]. The Times Of India. 2012-02-09.
[13] , E27.sg
[14] , BNAmericas.
[15] , theaustralian.com.au Freelancer acquires
tero.com"]. TheAustralian. 2014-04-03.
[16] Deloitte Australia Technology Fast 50.
[17] Stevie Awards Site.
[18] 16th Annual Webby Awards.
[19] 15th Annual Webby Awards.
[20] BRW Fast Starters 2011.
[21] BRW Fast 100 2011.
[22] 17th AIMIA Award Winners.
[23] 2010 Anthill Cool Company Awards.

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